Noraldo Palacios

Noraldo Palacios
Personal information
Full nameNoraldo Palacios Rivas
Born (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980
Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMen's Athletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Colombia
Bolivarian Games
2001 Ambato Javelin throw
2005 Armenia Javelin throw
2009 Sucre Javelin throw
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Noraldo Palacios Rivas (born 8 July 1980 in Turbo, Antioquia) is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.61 m, achieved in Bogotá 24 May 2009.

He won bronze medals at the 2005 South American Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and silver medals at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2003 South American Championships.

In 2009 he was found guilty of betamethasone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 May 2008 in an in-of-competition test in São Paulo. He received a suspension from June 2008 to December 2008.

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